Aircraft passenger service unit health monitoring system

Abstract

A passenger service unit health monitoring system includes a cardiorespiratory sensor unit, a temperature sensor, and one or more controllers having one or more processors configured to execute a set of program instructions maintained in one or more memory units, wherein the set of program instructions is configured to cause the one or more processors to: receive one or more signals from at least one of the temperature sensor or the cardiorespiratory sensor unit indicative of one or more physiological states of the subject; measure one or more physiological states of the subject based on the one or more signals indicative of one or more physiological states of the subject; determine one or more physiological interventions based on the one or more physiological states of the subject; and transmit one or more signals instructive of the one or more physiological interventions.

What is claimed: 
     
         1 . A passenger service unit health monitoring system, comprising:
 a temperature sensor configured to measure a bodily temperature of a human passenger;   a cardiorespiratory sensor unit configured to measure a cardiorespiratory state of the human passenger;   a communication circuitry; and   one or more controllers having one or more processors communicatively coupled to the temperature sensor and the cardiorespiratory sensor unit, wherein the one or more processors are configured to execute a set of program instructions maintained in one or more memory units, wherein the set of program instructions is configured to cause the one or more processors to:
 receive one or more signals from at least one of the temperature sensor or the cardiorespiratory sensor unit, the one or more signals indicative of one or more physiological states of the human passenger. 
   
     
     
         2 . The passenger service unit health monitoring system of  claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:
 determine one or more physiological states of the human passenger based on the one or more signals indicative of the one or more physiological states of the human passenger;   determine one or more physiological interventions based on the one or more physiological states of the human passenger; and   transmit one or more signals instructive of the one or more physiological interventions via the communication circuitry.   
     
     
         3 . The passenger service unit health monitoring system of  claim 2 , wherein the communication circuitry is communicatively coupled to at least one of an additional systems for passenger health monitoring or a remote server, wherein the controller is configured to transmit one or more signals instructive of the one or more physiological interventions to the at least additional systems for passenger health monitoring or the remote server. 
     
     
         4 . The passenger service unit health monitoring system of  claim 1 , wherein the communication circuitry is communicatively coupled to at least one an additional system for passenger health monitoring or a remote server, wherein the controller is configured to transmit the one or more signals from at least one of the temperature sensor or the cardiorespiratory sensor unit to the at least one of the additional systems for passenger health monitoring or the remote server. 
     
     
         5 . The passenger service unit health monitoring system of  claim 1 , wherein the temperature sensor comprises an infrared sensor. 
     
     
         6 . The passenger service unit health monitoring system of  claim 1 , wherein the cardiorespiratory sensor unit comprises a radar unit. 
     
     
         7 . The passenger service unit health monitoring system of  claim 1 , wherein the one or more physiological states of the human passenger comprise at least one of the cardiorespiratory state or the bodily temperature. 
     
     
         8 . The passenger service unit health monitoring system of  claim 7 , wherein the physiological state of the passenger is indicative of at least one of an infection, a heart attack, or a stroke. 
     
     
         9 . The passenger service unit health monitoring system of  claim 1 , wherein the cardiorespiratory state includes at least one of a heart rate of the human passenger, a respiration rate of the human passenger, or a respiration pattern of the human passenger. 
     
     
         10 . The passenger service unit health monitoring system of  claim 1 , wherein the passenger service unit health monitoring system is configured to fit within a recess defined for an overhead reading light. 
     
     
         11 . A method for passenger health monitoring, comprising:
 receiving one or more signals from at least one of a temperature sensor or a cardiorespiratory sensor unit indicative of one or more physiological states of a human passenger;   measuring one or more physiological states of the human passenger based on the one or more signals indicative of the one or more physiological states of the human passenger;   determining one or more physiological interventions based on the one or more physiological states of the human passenger; and   transmitting one or more signals instructive of the one or more physiological interventions.   
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein the signals received from the temperature sensor is indicative of a bodily temperature of the human passenger, wherein the temperature sensor comprises an infrared sensor. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein the signals received from the cardiorespiratory sensor unit is indicative of a cardiorespiratory state of the human passenger, wherein the cardiorespiratory sensor unit comprises a radar unit. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 13 , wherein the cardiorespiratory state includes at least one of a heart rate of the human passenger, a respiration rate of the human passenger, or a respiration pattern of the human passenger. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein the physiological state of the passenger is indicative of at least one of an infection, a heart attack, or a stroke.